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Mortar attacks kills, 2 wounds 10 in Somalia

At least two people were killed and 10 others wounded when al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, shelled overnight the bases of African Union and Somali forces in the Middle Shabelle region, a security official said

First commercial flight from rebel-held Yemen since 2016 postponed

Blinken Tells Yemen Governing Council Chief Lasting Ceasefire Must Be Secured - State Dept

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a conversation with Yemeni Presidential Governing Council head Dr. Rashad al-Alimi emphasized the importance of establishing an effective and transparent government and securing a lasting ceasefire, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a readout of the conversation on Thursday

Governing Council Officially Assumes Power in Yemen

New leaders take office as hope glimmers for war-torn Yemen

Yemen's new leaders took a ceremonial oath of office under tight security on Tuesday, completing a major shake-up aimed at ending seven years of war with the Huthi rebels

Aging tanker off Yemen's coast at 'Imminent risk' of spilling oil, warns UN

The United Nations warned Friday that an old, neglected oil tanker carrying more than a million barrels of oil is a ticking "time bomb" at "imminent risk" of a major spill off the coast of Yemen that could cost $20 billion to clean up

High-Ranking Separatist Commander Killed in Southern Yemen - Administration

A high-ranking separatist commander, captain Karam Al-Mashriqi, died of his wounds in an attack by unknown militants in the temporary capital of Aden in southern Yemen, a source in the local administration told Sputnik on Tuesday

'Here there is nothing': Yemen's Aden scarred by grinding war

Five UN staff abducted in southern Yemen

Scraping a living: salt offers women lifeline in Yemen

Turkish Parliament Extends Troops Deployment in Gulf of Aden by One Year - Reports

The parliament of Turkey has approved a presidential memorandum extending the Turkish forces' mandate for conducting operations in the Gulf of Aden for another year, CNN Turk broadcaster reported on Wednesday

India, EU Hold Second Maritime Security Dialogue - Foreign Ministry

Pirate attacks at 27-year low in 2021: watchdog

US Navy Tests High-Energy Laser Weapon System in Gulf of Aden - Command

The US Navy has carried out a demonstration of a new high-energy laser weapon system in the Gulf of Aden, the Naval Forces Central Command announced on Wednesday

Somali commandos trained by Turkey back home

Construction of New International Airport Underway in Eastern Yemen - Governor

Southern Separatists Disobey, Blackmail Yemeni Interior Ministry - Official

Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) is against the incorporation of their armed groups into government forces, using the security issue to blackmail the government, Yemeni Interior Minister Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali Heydan told Sputnik on Thursday

Iran says thwarts new pirate attack on one of its tankers

Pirates attempted to seize an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden in the second such incident in a fortnight, Iran's ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday

Iran's Navy Repels Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker Heading to Gulf of Aden - Reports

Six People Killed, 12 Injured in Blast at Aden Airport in Southern Yemen - Source

Six people were killed and 12 others were injured as a result of an explosion near the international airport in Yemen's city of Aden, a security service source told Sputnik on Saturday

Car Bomb Explodes Near Int'l Airport in Yemen's Aden, Victims Reported - Source

A vehicle rigged with explosives blasted near the international airport in Yemen's city of Aden, an informed source told Sputnik on Saturday, adding there are victims

PNS ALAMGIR visits Port Berenice Egypt, participates naval exercises

'We had to flee': Somalia on the run from extreme climate